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August 19, 2014 12:00 am • Last Updated: August 18, 2014 11:57 pm

Indian villagers sit in boats as they try to move to safer places Monday in Harinarayanpur village in the Barabanki district of India's Uttar Pradesh state. The death toll from three days of flooding and torrential rain in Nepal and India rose to more than 180 people Monday, as relief teams sent food, tents and medicine to prevent any outbreaks of disease.

Indian villagers sit in boats as they try to move to safer places Monday in Harinarayanpur village in the Barabanki district of India's Uttar Pradesh state. The death toll from three days of flooding and torrential rain in Nepal and India rose to more than 180 people Monday, as relief teams sent food, tents and medicine to prevent any outbreaks of disease.

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